First identification of Neospora caninum by PCR in aborted bovine foetuses in Romania

0342958 - BC 2011 RIV DE eng J - Journal Article
Suteu, O. - Titilincu, A. - Modrý, David - Mihalca, A. D. - Mircean, A. - Cozma, V.
First identification of Neospora caninum by PCR in aborted bovine foetuses in Romania.
Parasitology Research. Roč. 106, č. 3 (2010), s. 719-722. ISSN 0932-0113. E-ISSN 1432-1955
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z60220518
Keywords : DEFINITIVE HOSTS * DAIRY-CATTLE * transmission * ABORTIONS
Subject RIV: GJ - Animal Vermins ; Diseases, Veterinary Medicine
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The first identification of Neospora caninum infection in aborted bovine foetuses in Romania is reported. Nine aborted foetuses were collected from a dairy farm. The foetal age of foetuses was between 3 and 7 months. A 7-month-old foetus was mummified. N. caninum DNA Nc-5 region was amplified from samples extracted from brain tissues of three (33.3%) aborted foetuses. The foetal ages of PCR positive foetuses were 3, 4 and 7 months (mummified). No specific lesions or tissue cysts were found to the histological examination, because of advanced autolysis of brains.
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